The Fisher Queen's Dynasty by Kavita Kane is really a good read for mythology lovers. I loved the portrayal of Satyavati. A girl who was born as a princess and brought up as a fisher girl who became a queen of a large kingdom. Satyavati was also known as Kali and Matsyagandha and later Yojanagandha and also after becoming a queen for a few years she was known as Queen Daseyi and later Queen Satyavati.
She was the daughter of the king of Chedi Uparichar Vasu. She had a twin brother who was taken to the kingdom. The king abandoned her and she was brought by a man called Dasharaj who was the Chieftain of the fishermen's.
Satyavati was so ambitious and different than others and had a hatred for her father who abandoned her. She became Yojanagandha after getting boon from Parahsar and was an immortal beauty and youthfulness. She gave birth to Veda Vyasa and gave him back to Parashar. She used her beauty and youth to get what she wants but she was not the one who made Devavrat take a terrible oath it was her father Dasharaj and this brought a pang of guilt which she had throughout her life.
I loved the friendship between Bhishm and Satyavati. This book is called Fisher Queen dynasty because the kuru dynasty ended with celibate Bhishm and his stepbrothers Chitragand and Virya. The niyog to Ambika and Ambalika was done by Vyasa who was her son who created a new lineage.
Satyavati had only aim of having heirs to safeguard the kingdom of Hastinapur which ended in the war between their own family.
The book is not a complete Mahabharata till Kurukshetra war. It ends with new lineage born - Dhritharashra, Pandu and Vidura. I loved reading the book. The above summary has described very few things there are a lot more!!
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